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article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since

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strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid

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long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

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to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend

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appellate court; court of appeal

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Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

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second instance; second trial; appeal trial

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to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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leaf vegetable; greens; vegetable leaves

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white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot

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broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean

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mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval

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kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

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willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

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quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

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carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

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burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs

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great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo

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full to the brim with water

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month

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beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe

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eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

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dried bear's gallbladder (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

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rarely; seldom

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to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew

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most numerous

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hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

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pickled daikon radish

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koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

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red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions

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Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

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adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

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Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

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Heike family; Taira family

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two mighty rivals; (lit.) dragon and tiger

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mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

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what day; how many days

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after lunch

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Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression

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to scrape off; to shave off

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to grow old; to age

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looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

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underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

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Shigeno

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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